zuvorkommen
[t͡suˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmən]
The verdict
“zuvorkommen” is uncommon German (frequency #69,931 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,931
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schneller sein als ein anderer (und damit als Erster etwas tun, was sonst der andere getan hätte)
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuvorkommen · zuvorkommen · German
zuvorkommen · rank #69,931 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,931
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zuschreibungen
Nearest frequency peer: Zuschreibungen (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zuvorkommen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- zurückgehen…
zurückgehende
30,074 corpus weight
- Zusammenflu…
Zusammenfluss
30,072 corpus weight
- Zuschreibun…
Zuschreibungen
30,071 corpus weight
- zuvorkommen
zuvorkommen
30,070 corpus weight
- Zwangslage
Zwangslage
30,069 corpus weight
- Zwiegespräch
Zwiegespräch
30,067 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zuvorkommen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zuvorkommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #69,931 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuvorkommen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuvorkommen is uncommon German at frequency #69,931 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zuvorkommen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zuvorkommen, spelled Z-U-V-O-R-K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1schneller sein als ein anderer (und damit als Erster etwas tun, was sonst der andere getan hätte)
- 2etwas in Voraussicht schon rechtzeitig entgegentreten, zum Beispiel um ein drohendes Problem zu vermeiden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuvorkommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die beiden waren mir wirklich schon wieder zuvorgekommen!
„Marie öffnete den Mund zu einer Antwort, doch Jane kam ihr zuvor.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zuvorkommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).